Today’s roleplayers have changed.
Has your RPG shelf changed with them?
IPR is the way to make that upgrade!
Don’t believe us? Here’s what our retailers have to say.
Angus Abranson
Leisure Games — London, UK
Bring the Indie Press Revolution to your store!
Indie Press Revolution (IPR) is a network of creatorpublishers devoted to bringing you the latest innovations
in independent role-playing games. We connect
dozens of high quality small-press game
companies direct to retailers with maximum
convenience and minimum hassle.
There are a number of titles that IPR
carries which we consider best sellers,
several of which have out-sold many of the socalled ‘Core’ lines. Since Spirit of the Century (available
IPR Delivers Success
only at IPR) came out at the end of the last year we must
as it enters 2007). Retailers who stock heavily from our catalog continue to see our impulse-
have sold in excess of 100 copies now. There aren’t any
buy-friendly games fly off their shelves, with our top titles selling out in a matter of days.
Since opening shop, IPR has added dozens of publishers and
scores of products, confounding expectations with steady growth and solid sales (seeing a
fourfold improvement between 2005 and 2006, and increasing its business by another 20%
games (outside of major releases such as a new D&D or
IPR Means Quality
Warhammer core book) that do those numbers with us
IPR sees this kind of success by building its catalog exclusively from the Indie RPG scene.
these days in that amount of time. The Indie Games scene
All products in IPR’s inventory are personally screened for quality by the owners of IPR,
is generating some very interesting and commercially
taking the guesswork out of buying small press games. IPR’s products are not the ash-
viable products. Plus many are great fun to read and play.
can garage games of yesteryear. Today the top-quality indie games carried by IPR have
Chris Hanrahan
Endgame — Oakland, California
production values rivaling those of the big guys. Games like Polaris, The Zorcerer of Zo,
and Dictionary of Mu have shelf appeal in spades, and there are dozens more like them in
IPR’s growing catalog. Better yet, most indie games don’t buy into the outdated “parade of
We have been working very hard to support the
supplements” publishing strategy. These are stand-alone games that your customers will
indie role-playing scene for the past two years
be happy to buy, try, and come back for more—never left feeling like they got something
now, and have been reaping the rewards. By stocking
incomplete with any single purchase, but with their appetites primed for more.
games such as Dogs in the Vineyard, Polaris, and The
IPR Brings You the Best
Shab-Al-Hiri Roach, we’ve given our customers a chance
IPR’s games are built from a foundation of passion and love for the hobby. They are produced
to see what else is out there first hand, and brought in an
with a dedication that is unique to creator-owned products. And because IPR only accepts
entirely new base of players to boot. By working closely
products from the best of the breed, you can be assured that anything you buy from us
with IPR we have had good selection both in-store and
will be good! Many of IPR’s products have received awards nominations and rave reviews
at local convention dealer rooms. Slowly but surely, the
from critics and fans alike, including recognized names in the industry such as Ken Hite,
products you see from IPR have become an everincreasing percentage of our RPG sales.
Robin Laws, and Bruce Baugh. All around the world, IPR’s games are getting noticed.
Don’t let the Indie Press Revolution pass you by.
Our Email Address: [email protected]
Our Website: http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/
Capture those missing sales. Place an order today!
The time is now. Join the Indie Press Revolution today!
Why sell indie games?
What can Indie Press Revolution do for you?
Indie games maximize impulse buys.
IPR finds you the good stuff.
Because the price points are low on
most of our products, and that they’re
often self-contained, stand-alone, complete games,
many customers are willing to “take a chance” on
purchasing them. And because this makes IPR’s
games so friendly for impulse buys, sales often
replicate, creating even more sales. The customer
who buys Capes, With Great Power, or Agon is more
likely to come back—and buy—again and again.
IPR’s owners personally screen the products they offer for quality
and value. Because we only accept top-quality indie publishers
for our catalog, the games we carry are the best of the breed. And we gather it
all into one place, saving the time you’d spend hunting these games down. By
working with IPR, you’ll connect with dozens of publishers—but with all the
convenience of a single company. IPR’s one-stop shop takes the guesswork out
of ordering indie games!
Indie games are quick starters.
Many indie games are shorter than your
typical RPG. With rules that are quick
to read and easy to learn, a game from IPR goes from
purchase to play much faster. When people play the
games they buy, they come back for more.
Indie games make great one-shots.
Because they’re fast reads and quick
to start up, indie games make for ideal
“one-shots”. Several of IPR’s retailers have had great
success promoting in-store “mini-conventions” with
an indie gaming focus—even getting some of the
game designers themselves to attend!
Indie games have great shelf appeal.
Indie games have grown up. These aren’t
the ashcan products of yesteryear. With
more cost-effective printing options on the market
today, indie publishers have been able to make the
most of it, producing high-quality, attractive game
books that rival the best of the big guys.
Indie games don’t go out of style.
Great indie games like Dogs in the
Vineyard and Sorcerer stay in style
longer than “traditional”, big-press games. Dogs has
been enjoying constant, steady sales every year since
its 2004 debut—that’s a much longer life-cycle than
your usual game. This means that IPR’s additions to
your shelves remain current, lively, and relevant.
IPR brings you hard-to-find games.
IPR is the only place to get in-demand games like Spirit of the Century (one of the highest-rated
games by RPG.net’s 30,000+ members) and Don’t Rest Your Head, both from Evil Hat Productions,
the publishers of the upcoming Dresden Files RPG. You also won’t find best-sellers like The Zorcerer of Zo, Dogs in
the Vineyard, Dictionary of Mu, and Polaris anywhere else!
IPR watches out for everyone.
You get 42% off anything at IPR. That’s our discount we offer exclusively to brick-and-mortar
retailers. Why 42%? It’s a discount that looks out for both the small press publisher and you—
everyone involved gets the margins on the sales they need. IPR doesn’t leave anyone out in the cold. Most
of all, IPR does not and will not compete with you. We don’t sell to online retailers (no eBay, no Amazon!) or
distributors—so you take the store market, and we take the online market. It’s a deal that works for everyone!
IPR delivers savings to you.
Whatever’s for sale at IPR is on sale to you. We pass along all publisher discounts direct to our
retailer customers. If you see a product at 25% off, we will take 25% off of the MSRP and then
another 42% off of that for your retailer discount. It’s up to you to decide what price you want to sell it for at
your store.
IPR makes shipping affordable for orders of all sizes.
IPR offers free shipping on retail orders of $200 or more within the U.S. and discounted shipping
abroad. If your order is under $200, we will only charge cost. And because there’s no minimum
order size—we’re just as happy to ship one book as we are a hundred—IPR is perfect for special orders. If one
of your customers comes in and says, “I’m looking for a different superhero game that’s fun and easy to play,” IPR
has several games that fit the bill. Which brings us to our next point...
IPR gives you variety.
IPR offers you the opportunity to diversify your product line, bringing you an in-demand sector of
games that you and your customers have been missing. With IPR’s games you’ll breathe new life into
your store’s roleplaying sales, connecting with new and existing RPG customers like never before! Ultimately,
IPR is not an “either-or” proposition. Use IPR to supplement your existing product lines from regular distribution
channels. By adding IPR to your shelves you’ll bring your store an unprecedented variety of proven products at an
affordable price. And that variety will get you more sales!
If you have any questions—or you want to place your order now—email IPR at [email protected]!